1997 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Explained

63rd NYFCC Awards

announced: December 11, 1997
given: January 4, 1998

----Best Picture:
L.A. Confidential

The 63rd New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 1997, were announced on 11 December 1997 and given on 4 January 1998.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Winners

• Best Actor:
  • Peter Fonda - Ulee's Gold
  • Runners-up: Ian Holm - The Sweet Hereafter and Robert Duvall - The Apostle
• Best Actress:
  • Julie Christie - Afterglow
  • Runners-up: Helena Bonham Carter - The Wings of the Dove and Judi Dench - Mrs Brown
• Best Cinematography:
  • Roger Deakins - Kundun
• Best Director:
  • Curtis Hanson - L.A. Confidential
  • Runner-up: Atom Egoyan - The Sweet Hereafter
• Best Documentary Film:
  • Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
• Best Film:
  • L.A. Confidential
  • Runners-up: The Sweet Hereafter and Titanic
• Best First Film:
  • Neil LaBute - In the Company of Men
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Ponette • France
  • Runners-up: Shall We Dance? (Shall we dansu?) • Japan, Underground • France/Germany/FR Yugoslavia and Ma Vie en Rose • France/Belgium/UK
• Best Screenplay:
  • Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland - L.A. Confidential
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Burt Reynolds - Boogie Nights
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Joan Cusack - In & Out

External links

• 1997 Awards

Notes and References

1. News: Maslin. Janet. 'L.A. Confidential' Wins Critics Circle Award. 25 December 2017. The New York Times. 12 December 1997.
2. News: Anderson. John. Nostalgic Choices in N.Y.. 25 December 2017. Los Angeles Times. 12 December 1997.
3. News: Kehr. Dave. New York Film Critics keep it 'Confidential'; they get misty for Christie and Fonda Peter, too. 25 December 2017. NY Daily News. 12 December 1997.